Najibuddin Awaisi Explained

Najibuddin Awaisi
Office:Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Term Start:13 August 2018
Term End:10 August 2023
Constituency:NA-173 (Bahawalpur-IV)
Term Start1:1 June 2013
Term End1:31 May 2018
Constituency1:NA-184 (Bahawalpur-II)
Nationality:Pakistani
Party:Pakistan Muslim League (N)
Children:Usman Owaisi (father)

Mian Najeebuddin Awaisi is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 till August 2023. Previously, he was a member of the National Assembly from June 2013 to May 2018.

Political career

He served as Tehsil Nazim of Bahawalpur in 2002.[1]

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q) from Constituency NA-184 (Bahawalpur-II) in 2008 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful.[2] He received 38,407 votes and lost the seat to an independent candidate, Malik Aamir Yar Waran.[3]

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency NA-184 (Bahawalpur-II) in by-election held in September 2010 but was unsuccessful. He received 48,776 votes and lost the seat to Khadija Aamir Yar Malik.[4] [5]

He was elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-184 (Bahawalpur-II) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[6] [7] [8] He received 94,429 votes and defeated Khadija Aamir Yar Malik.[9]

In May 2016, he was appointed as Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Commerce.[10] In October 2017, he was made parliamentary secretary for narcotics control.[11] [12]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-173 (Bahawalpur-IV) in 2018 Pakistani general election.[13]

Notes and References

  1. News: PML-N Names candidates for NA, PA. 23 August 2017. DAWN.COM. 29 June 2002. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170823161054/https://www.dawn.com/news/45312/pml-n-names-candidates-for-na-pa. 23 August 2017.
  2. News: NA-184 bypolls: race for tickets kicks off. 8 April 2017. DAWN.COM. 5 July 2010. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170409021712/https://www.dawn.com/news/941514. 9 April 2017.
  3. Web site: 2008 election result. ECP. 12 May 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180105060230/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202008/Report,%20General%20Election%202008,%20Vol-II.pdf. 5 January 2018.
  4. News: PPP's Khadija Waran wins NA-184 by-polls. 17 May 2018. The News. en.
  5. News: Newspaper. the. PPP winner grateful to PML-Q. 17 May 2018. DAWN.COM. 6 September 2010.
  6. News: 138 MNAs either paid no income tax, or FBR has no such data. 6 March 2017. www.thenews.com.pk. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170203161224/https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/631317-138-mnas-either-paid-no-income-tax,-or-fbr-has-no-such-data. 3 February 2017.
  7. News: Traditional politics losing ground in southern Punjab. 6 March 2017. DAWN.COM. 17 May 2013. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170306211053/https://www.dawn.com/news/1011792. 6 March 2017.
  8. News: Bahawalpur profile: In the land of the nawabs - The Express Tribune. 6 March 2017. The Express Tribune. 10 May 2013. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170306211548/https://tribune.com.pk/story/546833/district-profile-in-the-land-of-the-nawabs/. 6 March 2017.
  9. Web site: 2013 election result. ECP. 12 April 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180201140612/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202013%20report/Election%20Report%202013%20Volume-II.pdf. 1 February 2018.
  10. News: PM appoints 2 Parliamentary Secretaries. 23 August 2017. Associated Press Of Pakistan. 5 May 2016. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170823162346/https://www.app.com.pk/pm-appoints-2-parliamentary-secretaries/. 23 August 2017.
  11. News: 11 MNAs appointed parliamentary secretaries of various ministries, divisions - Samaa TV. 9 November 2017. www.samaa.tv. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20171009182651/https://www.samaa.tv/pakistan/2017/10/11-mnas-appointed-parliamentary-secretaries-various-ministries-divisions/. 9 October 2017.
  12. Web site: Notification - change of portfolio . 9 November 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171109091951/http://www.mopa.gov.pk/userfiles1/file/Notification%20-%20change%20of%20portfolio.pdf . 9 November 2017.
  13. News: Unofficial results: Imran Khan's victory imminent . 3 August 2018 . The Nation . 26 July 2018.